Smartphones

New Google Play Services Support Application Developers

Google has updated Google Play Services to Version 4.1 with new features including multiplayer game support

11 years ago

John Chen Returns Sense Of Optimism To BlackBerry

Analysts and the markets are starting to respond to the optimism created by BlackBerry CEO John Chen

11 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S5 Could Feature Iris Scanner

Samsung Galaxy S5 set for April release says executive

11 years ago

Apple And Samsung Agree To Mediation

Company CEOs to meet before upcoming US patent court clash

11 years ago

CES 2014: ZTE Shows Off Eco-Mobius Modular Phone Concept

Innovative design will let users upgrade and improve their device whenever they want

11 years ago

Fairfax Purchases $250m More Of BlackBerry’s Debt

Largest shareholder asks for seconds of BlackBerry crumble

11 years ago

First Tizen Smartphones Expected In Time For MWC

Samsung and NTT Domoco are expected to offer Tizen smartphones soon, according to reports

11 years ago

CES 2014: iPhone Case With Built-In Stun Gun Revealed

Yellow Jacket iPhone case provides 650,000v in your pocket

11 years ago

BlackBerry CEO Sees Physical Keyboards As Key To Recovery

CEO John Chen expects BlackBerry to return to profitability by March 2016

11 years ago

Apple Reports App Store Sales of $10 Billion During 2013

$1billion of sales in December alone tops off a record year

11 years ago

Researchers Back Apple’s Strategy – But iPhone Still Trails Android

The iPhone 5S and 5C launch worked for Apple, but Android is still dominant and Windows Phone continues its European…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Appoints Former HTC Exec As Head Of Devices

BlackBerry fills Alicia Keys-shaped void with HTC and Sony Ericsson veteran Ron Louks

11 years ago

Google Acquires App Developer Bitspin

Google has acquired Bitspin, the Swiss developer of the customiseable alarm clock Timely, in the latest of a string of…

11 years ago

CES 2014: Alcatel Goes POP With New Smartphone, Tablet Releases

Colourful new 5.5" smartphone, 7" and 8" tablets hit the market soon

11 years ago

BlackBerry Sues Maker Of Physical iPhone Keyboard

Typo Products co-founder and media personality Ryan Seacrest may not have thought this one through

11 years ago

Samsung Edges Out Apple As Number One Enterprise Smartphone Vendor

Research findings position Samsung above Apple, and Blackberry above Nokia

11 years ago

Blackberry Announces Split From Alicia Keys

Year long collaboration between the company and the singer comes to an end

11 years ago

Chinese Newcomer Xiaomi Wants To Sell 40 Million Smartphones In 2014

Budget-friendly, Android-powered devices are taking China by storm

11 years ago

Samsung DRAM Chip Paves Way For 4GB Smartphones

A new DRAM chip could mean more responsive devices with higher-resolution displays and better battery life, according to Samsung

11 years ago

BlackBerry Cancels ‘Live’ Conference, Pulls Two Unreleased Smartphones

The smartphone maker was also forced to withdraw a recent Twitter update due to bugs, advising users to downgrade

11 years ago

Nokia Withdraws iOS 7 Mapping Software

Nokia has removed its Here mapping application from Apple's App Store due to concerns over user experience changes in iOS…

11 years ago

BlackBerry Can See The Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Investors must see something if they are going to invest in a company that's just lost £2.7 billion, says Steve…

11 years ago

China Gives Microsoft-Nokia Deal Extra Scrutiny

China is reportedly taking more time than expected to approve Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's handset business due to patent issues

11 years ago

Apple Signs Deal To Sell iPhones Through China Mobile

Government-owned China Mobile will be selling Apple's iPhone to its 970 million subscribers

11 years ago

BlackBerry Posts Huge £2.7bn Loss After Asset Write-Down

BlackBerry troubles continue but the company hopes restructure and new partnership with Foxconn can give it a break

11 years ago

BlackBerry Says BBM Is Used by 85 Percent Of Its BES Customers

Businesses value BBM as a secure IM tool, says BlackBerry

11 years ago

Jolla Puts More Sailfish OS Smartphones On Sale

European customers can get their hands on a Jolla smartphone, while outstanding pre-orders will be fulfilled before Christmas

11 years ago

BBM To Be Pre-Installed On Some LG Smartphones

LG and BlackBerry hope to capitalise on popularity of BBM in emerging markets

11 years ago

BlackBerry Recruits SAP Exec John Sims As Enterprise Head

BlackBerry hires "seasoned executive" to lead its push into enterprise mobility

11 years ago

HTC One Mini Back On Sale Despite Nokia Ban

The HTC One Mini can still be sold despite using chips which infringe a Nokia patent

11 years ago